THE CRYPTIC:

ACROSS

1.

Bloody Marvin, rider – words too offensive to broadcast! (6) 4. ROME, GABORONE, SAO PAOLO (8)

10. A bed for Procrustes? (9)

11. Rent – like in Marvin? (5)

12. Writer following gamble in promise to marry (7)

13. Pole, a bloke with correspondence (7)

14. Pub for dieters? (5)

15. Carry out drag act? (8)

18. A weapon to display loot (3,5) 20. Drug produces irrational turn

in chant (5)

23. Side queue, but the network’s

down (7)

25. Competitor’s specialist

rave (7)

26. World panic reported (5)

27. Sick, and a tormentor –

uncomfortable! (3,2,4)

28. A single in a step on the journey – but it was a long time ago (5,3)

29. Irritates top classes (6)

DOWN

1. Despicable dance – but it’s only a game (8)

2. Deviant to make a mistake with a jerk (7)

3. Rushed book needs triple boo! (9)

5. Jolly ape ran amok among fifty directions– the song says I like it! (9,5)

6. Does nothing for reports of graven images (5)

7. Iceman a distraction – not enough iron (7)

8. Ep, Gert and Ein – all mugs (6) 9. Fat Hegelian who translated a slogan for a car (2,4,1,7)

16. Brief pause in 1 down … (5,4) 17. … suffocates small dams (8) 19. Popular plant ring? It’s hell! (7)

21. Furious rainstorm daily (2,1,4) 22. A thousand turn soft voiced

under guiding principles … (6) 24. Furious, I estimate (5)

Solution next week